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Given the current political climate, we want to reflect on the role of art as a form of resistance. How important is art in responding to conflict, as a protest? How effective is it as a conduit of change?
For the second year in a row, we went to Sónar. In 2017 we wanted to celebrate its 25 years and talked with some digital artists in the Montjuïc: A Future Odyssey series. This time, in 2018, we travelled across Europe, in partnership with We are Europe and shot the third episode of the “New Activists of European Culture” series.
A conversation between Mohamed Jabaly and Alistair Alexander
We have invited Mohamed Jabaly and Alistair Alexander to talk about the importance of art in the times of conflict. Art for long has been a form of a protest but lately has become even more powerful and international language to speak against all forms of human rights violations, along with other activism. What we can all get from this meeting of two interesting minds is that art is a form of resistance, a way out.
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Growing up in these surroundings and circumstances it’s really difficult to be able to create (...) [Art] is our way of resistance I would say.
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- Mohamed Jabaly
Mohamed Jabaly
is a Palestinian filmmaker and artist from Gaza based in Norway. Mohamed talks about his life in Gaza and how that encouraged him to make his first feature documentary “Ambulance”. Ambulance tells his story of being with an ambulance unit for the 51 days of the israeli attacks over Gaza.
Alistair Alexander
is a director of publishing and production from London in the UK. Alistair is Project lead for The Glass Room and his work is focused on the internet. He brings the art subject for the conversation and wonders how art survives in a place under such extreme political economic pressure as Gaza.
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How do people find room in their lives for art? [...] I think it’s easy for some people to think art in those situations is kind of irrelevant, that is kind of a side issue, almost an indulgence but actually in those sort of contexts art becomes actually essential.
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- Alistair Alexander
“New Activists of European Culture” is a series by Canal180 that focuses on conversations between activists from Europe. Born from partnership with We are Europe, which promotes, creates and produces 8 major European events. Their goal is to develop a prospective vision of electronic culture, technology and entrepreneurship, while contributing to new social and political developments through an interdisciplinary approach.
CAN DANCING LEAD TO CHANGE?
The fourth episode of New Activists of European Culture, Politics of Dancing, takes place in Cologne, Germany during co/pop. A conversation about clubbing and activism between Matthew Collin and Katarina Serulus.
HOW CAN COMMON CITIZENS TAKE BACK PUBLIC SPACE?
Beyond the Walls, the fifth episode of New Activists of European Culture, takes place in Thessaloniki, Greece during Reworks. A conversation about cultural activism between John Patelias and Nikos Kalligas.
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE NIGHT CULTURE FOR THE CITIES?
The sixth episode of New Activists of European Culture, Notes from the Underground, takes place in The Hague, Netherlands during TodaysArt Festival. A conversation about night life and its possibilities between Ella Overkleeft and Sama Abdulhadi.
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WHAT MAKES A CULTURE?
The seventh episode of New Activists of European Culture, Northern Light, takes place in Tromsø, Norway during Insomnia Festival. A conversation about modern nomadism and identity between Aslak Holmberg and Srećko Horvat.
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WHAT MAKES US HUMANS?
The first episode has Elevate Festival (Graz, Austria) as background. Vasilis Tsartsanis and Ben Frost shared their life experiences in a snowy environment.
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IS THE POLITICAL SOCIETY ABLE TO CHANGE THE POLITICS?
Resistance, the second episode of New Activists of European Culture, takes place in Lyon, France during Nuits Sonores. A conversation between Máret Ánne Sara and Angnieszka Wisniewska.
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